Grenade



Nov. 10?; 1925.

S. WILEY GRENADE Filed July 21,

. 1N VENToR 5 amuel W11 E ATTORNEY 1 '(GRANTED-Unwin;ACT or v"T Q'ctllwhomt'may concerning i Be itknown thatfL. WILYQajciti- Zenof'the United'A Statesj'jie'nd 21,7residentof' V Meacham, 'cqunyofMiddlesex -a-hd Stare yti 'gf New; Jersey, have inyented an f [nfxprove-v Ain,. (Srrenaides,f of Whiclithe tollovifingis v espeeifcrtionlli-; f 'f yThe inventionde `used bythe Government, or-,any ofitsoilicers; or employees inv prosecution of WorkV for` the L"*Gro vernment,V or by'eny otherv personin the n l [United Stetes, wtho1it Apayment, tor lme of I 9 yany royaltythereon, in accordance Withg-the Y .y actor' March/3,1883. .y j

o 15` .The subjectfof this--inyention'isv'agrenade. l My invention residesintheprovisionvof agrenadefwhic'h may-'be' used eitherfasfa hand or rifle lgrenade Withontelteration or AIna- ,r

nipulation of its parts. Such' @combination obyiates the necessityof manufacturingendf clarrying'independent tyne's'ot'grenades and ffurthervperrnits Veachv Iilebearer teem-ploy v the grenade'y in thefmost edvantageousmen# .nerns theeXigency-oi" the occasion may den 2i-mand; U l l MFurther imyjimproved grenadev vis decidv edly meritorionsinth'at when it is to 'be disgily'eltyti,me; to1nolint the finey members with A die u fjltothe'relayelernentg"andLtofprovide a, greyluttele vyllchif not explodedv Willbecome e,L v safe "dudvr'rafter: thef-tinietrain has beenY concombination olifelement-s',` described herein- @iter-end pointe'dlout in :the claims forming ffii-i A,part oflthSspecication-' f prctical embodiment of my*intentionV y proper frag'Ine-nt'ait-ion, 'is' open valt-'one end to threadedly receive a bouchon 11`having a chamber 12.. i

hed ,2l formedthereon.andaninteral an- .i chergedifrom al rifle the safety' pin is anot ;,v

Y vr'fi-especia to each other andftol-the grenade so Y that QlmPaQ' ignition may be .transmitted the bonclfion'.1A y The bouchonin MARCH-3, reeel; zvzeTAT. 155525.V f is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, inwhch7` y Y lA isa combinationgrende; ectonalfyiew' and 60 View" inside reference: I grenaldefbody' lQgQscored toyplfoiv`ivde .3V esY centriall ycylindrical Wall 12 depended Vv vithi, xii. in. the 'body' to A`forno v When: closed-M a ieormedW-ith a trnsverse Y passe-ge'13, one end .ofgwhichsreduoedges `etnll andgopens into e s'lotfl formedin ohe -side of the vbouchon ybelow "the paeeagei Astriker;v 16 inserted; in the'. passa-gefisn .formed q with f a., flanged base A17, Yliyliiehfisl en-v gged lby the hook end V18;, o Vam leverzl1'9-fto hold ,the strikerL in :cocked j position zigeinst the tension of y.spring2O embrcinggthe striker end confined`f1-between an enlarged- Zifirnd bythe.- IeduCe'dSeCf nonni of thepassige: The lever .islse `c11r elr lockedjn tion@ bww/ spun pinff memeY c alignedfprturfi-SQf.n xtensone if the' bonchonthencelthrogh the leverQiJ ntogL--f 'am opening '26,in .the bouchon 'rlngl'Q? Withinthel headofithe v pin .23, ist provided toY facilitate lreliloval of the pin tofeibleggthe: strikerto' disengageritself*froinitheflev 'Disposed yin theopposite v end voffthepjas1- ff sage' 13 ,is-vr discrew Vplng, which cerriesv 'af primer. 29;*adaptedgtobe primedfbythe nular shoulder 2 liitoii .-strikerf-y 16 VWhenthe levervisv released, "The f i pessage 13declosedby'aplugf BOWhich holds -f the priinrplngfin,p-laoe'. The e'bouchonfisf;"A' n 'formed wifhfwexendedportionalif;asbest Y seen in plan 'infFigiin v3,5gtof'eccominodt d closing'plgsg.

upper'pmngerfesfana mowfpmngem'z i 'niitting the iiniei'froin' thecilrculli time The lower plunger is U-shaped in cross section` nid, adapted to rceiye the blade of the upper plunger which is I-gheped in section. Each of the plungers @ne conso that only a slight displaceni'entiof the lov'wer plunger Will L'be necessry order to cause ignition of theirela'y charge 42. f

vThe "-plunge'rf nre" engzig'ed iin a close sliding fit;sowthzttf' they will ordinarily -not be' noyed vtogether until 'inpactyof the gre'nade unseats the lower plunger', therebyperfroin' powderipellet'e; in the extensionby with circuler" reces/48 adapted toy iriatinally kre'taiii'a breech 'cal 49 in which is carried e 'propellentY'cliarge50i` The breech cp'iis'centra-lly qlepresjsedj al'at to: correspond to the shepeohthe" firing mechathed'ilchjerger ofthe rifle; peroosion @awo corio@ bytho breech -op iS` I'iatrtiallyy 'f inserted inf-a guide 53, po''ition'ed `in ldelpiessiniii thel bouchon'rfd formed therefororwiog'fholoofnoorwegen 'from ath@ 'Sooo oefmom, o@

neon fue' (ifs-@hoger o oo the delay trein 39.21nd the pelletJ 38. The detonzitor vcannot be exploded unless the lower plunger is unseated and only then during the burning `of the circular time `train='"lObf'"lhe"f-tiin train is designed to prolong the period of ignition When the 'grenade 1s to bc thrown to great distances.

`Should en explosion fail to occur after the bii'rniii@oflhe tiine train, the grenade will bo henceforth inoperative..

lVhile in the foregoing `there `hes been lillustroited `1nd describe'dfsuch combination eiidarrangernent of elementef aS conetitue the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is neiferll'relesjs desired to'einplizn'sizetheI ffnet 4thet'interpretationy of the inyention shouldonly' be conclusiiye `whenV Inode inthe light of the s ubjoined c lziirnvs". 'i

, l. A combination hand and Vrilie ,qi-eneide including'zi body, bouchonlforclosing said body, atriler in the Vbonchon, a, lever lor 'holding tlie'etrilrer inV cocl'edgposition, a pin for 'locking eid lever, 'zi'breeehczip lcarried by the bouchon, a propellant powder nifhin the' cen-and ray bracketse'cured the cap for Y receiying the locking pin whereby the sinne Ais''ergtrelcted frointhe leverinihen Vthe propellent 'charge isV exploded. l

`2. Afc'om'bi'nation hond and rii'le grenadez including'aA body, it bouchon` rfor cloging Vthe body, n breech cop. carried ,by the'bouchon, ond L propellent charge Within the breech cap.

3. combination hand andrrifle grenade A. Yloolodlneo body, o oloooro for tho body; a

,firing inechzi'nisin in 'the'Y lcloeure, gi' lever for hololoei tho firing ,loooliomom ,looporooivo a pin for locking' the lever, a breech copP car with atrztnsyerse paeshege end aA slot con, i,

inuni'c'atfin'therewith, fri in' the pas` Sge, zi'leyr'lornied Wifchy Vhooked ond, tho llookd ood olioiooso'd io #11o slot, orio oiifoo'dioe ioto tho, ioosoeo' to hold ohoiolofiliof gre'nde including ai` body, ,zybonchon Vfor clbsfffglth on; on bonhomme With "foho'oooo roloyl ohoreoofooallly oorr'ledbf 'tlolooolohoo o? opposite 'Sides/of tho bombe; se@ 'ffffmooig oie/boom and; i,

loroio'o'toe finto' tho @bombon Cooperating ivloogoro oooootod in tho sono, e dolor train ci'ie'd inoneof 4seid plungersvand a combustible ele'nientcarried in the other'i'or normally preventing unsenting of the pluhgere i untill" the-'dely trein' isV consumed, seid plungefbein; friction nlflgagged @dine/belegen@ 'imei impact.'

GTA zi'body, 2p bouchon olooioe too boor?. Sooollooiiohoo;Iooridod 'with' a chamber, the topran'd bottom walls of the chamber formed with concentric'projectingseats, teles'coping plungers "mountedf yin thel seats, a vdelay `train in the upperV plunger, a combustible element in the'lower plunger for preventing collapse of the plungjers until the delay trainis consumed, a vtime i train carried in the under face of the lowei hplunger inline wlth the ,perimeter of the lower seat, and relay lcharges in the bouchon laxially of the plungers.

- f7; A grenade including a body,a bouchonV for closing said body, cooperating members oney member `and a time train by the other, Y ,said time ,train adapted to prolong the l period Vof ignition when the lgrenadeis thrown to great distances. i

vWithin the bouchon andv normallv ino-peraV tive until impact, a delay train carriedvby 8. A renade including a body, aV-bouchon frictionally engaged t-o be held,l seated until impact.k

- 9. 1A grenade including a body, afbouclion Y y for vclosing the body, said bouchon prtvifled with a chamber, relay charges carried by the y bouchon at opposite sides of the chamber, l. 1:5 andcooperating members relea'sably held beignition onimpact.

tween said relay charges for transmitting 10. A grenadeincludinga body,abo':chon j ,j ,v for closing the body, said bouchon provided Y with a chamber, relay charges carried by the'I bouchon at oppositesidesofjthe chamber, 'v

Vmembers releasably held between Vsaid re-V layfcharges, means i fortransmitting igni-V tion'V carried by saidjmembers, on e `of said` Y I means adapted to'normallvrctam said 'mem g Y body, a bouchon bers in unarmed position. j

11. A grenadeincluding a for closing thebody, said bouchon provided ber, and means releasably held between said Withachamber,`relay charge-s vCarried by the bouchon at opposite sides of the cham- 50,. .Y .l

krelay charges for transmitting ignition f Y n 12. Aprojectile, a-iring mechanism there for preventing actuationofthe firing mechamsm. j

in, a.Y propellant/case on the projectile anda safety member secured exteriorly to the case :13. 4rA projectile, afiring mechanism there- 'i in, a propellant case on the projectile and af z safety memberv secured to the caseforpreventing actuation .of the firing mechanism.

for preventing actuation of the firing mechanism, and a propellant case adaptedrto con-6; l

trol release of the safety member.

,01T r llt. In fixed ammunition,y a. projectile, a; liiring 'mechanism therein, a vsafety .membery 15. A projectile including Ya ring mechanism, a longitudinally disposed safety/spink for said mechanism, and*` means whereby l lsald pin 1s retained as the projectllegls-expelled from a gun. ,Y 

